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Texas WR Xavier Worthy Finalist for Shaun Alexander Award

Alexander Award recognizes top freshman in college football
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Texas WR Xavier Worthy Finalist for Shaun Alexander Award
Texas WR Xavier Worthy Finalist for Shaun Alexander Award

Texas Longhorns receiver Xavier Worthy has proven to be a No. 1 option in Steve Sarkisian’s offense. As a true freshman, Worthy exploded onto the scene and quickly earned national recognition. 

That continued Wednesday when he was named a finalist for the Shaun Alexander Freshman of the Year Award. 

Worthy was named the Big 12 Freshman of the Year earlier this month and is an All-Big 12 first team for 2021. 

He was arguably the top freshman receiver in Division 1 this season. Worthy led all first-year players in catches (62), receiving yards (981), and receiving touchdowns (12).

In the Big 12 conference, he finished first in yards and touchdowns, while coming in at third in catches and fifth in average yards per catch (15.8).

Worthy is an important piece in the Texas rebuild. The Longhorns were 5-7 in Sarkisian's first season and failed to qualify for a bowl game.

Worthy joins Wisconsin running back Braelon Allen, Georgia tight end Brock Bowers, Ohio State running back TreVeyon Henderson, and Ohio State quarterback C.J. Stroud as the finalists for the award. 

The Maxwell Foundation Club will announce the winner of the Alexander Award on Jan. 10. 

An established elite pass-catcher headed into this offseason, Worthy will look to continue torching secondaries next as the Longhorns aim for a bounce-back season in 2022. 

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ZACH DIMMITT

Zach Dimmitt is the Deputy Editor for Texas Longhorns On SI and Texas A&M Aggies On SI. He also contributes as a writer for the On SI channels of the Oregon Ducks, Baltimore Ravens and Tennessee Titans. He was previously the editor-in-chief of Buffalo Bills on SI, Philadelphia Eagles on SI and Seattle Seahawks on SI. Born and raised in San Antonio, Texas, Dimmitt received his Bachelor’s Degree in journalism at the University of Texas at Austin in 2022. He originally started with SI’s Fan Nation network in 2021, providing extensive coverage of the NFL and NBA along with college football and basketball. In that time, Dimmitt has published thousands of stories and has reached millions of people across multiple fan bases. You can follow him on X at @ZachDimmitt7

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